Association of University Technology Managers(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998-06)

Technology transfer describes a formal transferring of new discoveries and innovations resulting from scientific research conducted at universities to the commercial sector. This article explores the reason why there has ...

The predominant view in the literature is that cities affect labor productivity because spatial
proximity facilitates the transfer of ideas which make workers more productive. We also anticipate
that information technology, ...

Introduces the economic conditions and high-tech research and development scenarios in post-crisis Asia. Explores challenges and opportunities for American high tech industries. Discusses issues related to doing business ...

Katoh, Masanobu(IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-09)

Presentation to the Japan Industry and Management of Technology Program (JIMT) on electronic commerce in Japan, how it is different from e-commerce in the US, and the challenges that foreign companies face entering the ...

Motloch, John; Armistead, J. David; Lebkowsky, Jon(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008-10)

The global economy within which Texas' businesses operate is shifting rapidly from a context of resource abundance to a context of resource constrain, leading to growth that is sought through continuous and accelerating ...

Two reports on the economic and workforce effects of Hurricane Katrina, aging workforce and related factors on NASA's Space Shuttle Program efforts along the Gulf Coast. The research was conducted by a joint team from the ...

McDonald, Stephen L.; Holloway, Milton; Olson, Jerry; Mohammadioun, Mina(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1994-08)

Study of the economic impact of the University of Texas System, using three approaches: assessment of the rates of return on investment in human and knowledge capital; estimation of the size of the System's total economic ...

Ayala, Sofía G.; Echeverri-Carroll, Elsie L.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004-12)

What creates growth in a local economy? Answers to this question have varied markedly over the last forty years. In the 1980s, the revolutionary concept that knowledge, rather than labor and physical capital, was the prime ...

Jarrett, James E.; Field, Ryan R.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2014-01)

The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) is the business incubator of the IC² Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. ATI works with seed- and pre-seed-stage technology startups, helping to prepare these businesses ...

Economic impact report for the clean technology sector in central Texas, commissioned by CleanTX and supported by the Austin Technology Incubator and Civic Analytics. The study finds that the cleantech sector in the Austin ...

Gau, George W.; Jarrett, James E.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1992-09)

Report prepared in 1992 for Travis County and City of Austin officials considering the Balcones Canyonlands Conservation Plan, a habitat conservation plan for the black-capped vireo, golden-cheeked warbler, six karst ...

Report on the current state of the Belizean educational system and recommendations for reforms. Written under the auspices of the Bridging Disciplines Programs at The University of Texas at Austin with mentor David V. ...

Schexnayder, Deanna; Cumpton, Greg; King, Christopher T.; Stolp, Chandler(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2009-08)

Any strong regional economy is built on the success of its educational system, both secondary and postsecondary. The Central Texas Student Futures project is providing a new comprehensive, longitudinal study of high school ...

Walker, Bianca(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2002-06)

As defined by the World Bank, "e-government" refers to the use by government agencies of information technologies (such as Wide Area Networks, the Internet, and mobile computing) that can transform their relations with ...

Robles, Bárbara J.; Zarnikau, Jay(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004-10)

During the 1990s, the number of Latina small businesses grew by an extraordinary 209 percent. These privately-held, majority-owned businesses accounted for $29.4 billion in receipts and employed nearly 198,000 workers. ...

An important development in personal lines of insurance in the United States is the use of credit history data for insurance risk classification to predict losses. This research presents the results of collaboration with ...

This investigation studies desalination powered by wind and solar energy, including a study of a configuration using PVT solar panels. First, a water treatment was developed to estimate the power requirement for brackish ...

Jarrett, James E.; Smithson, Rob(IC² Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003-08)

This report includes a feasibility analysis for establishing an incubator in Cedar Park, Texas, development of a strategy for increasing the number of entrepreneurs, and identification of approaches for cooperation between ...